WS: FF: JRCS: Weekend wrap-up 2002-04-29

Hunsaker, Carmody share Irwindale spotlight.
Sprint Cars return to Madera Saturday.

Todd Hunsaker of Chino Hills, Calif. and Chris Carmody of Valencia, Calif. scored USAC feature victories in racing action Saturday at the Irwindale (Calif.) Speedway. Each emerged as the series point leader in their respective racing series.

Hunsaker and Carmody will be idle this week as the USAC Western Sprint Cars, led by Rick Hendrix, visit the Madera (Calif.) Speedway for a program which also offers USAC Western Regional Sprint Car points. Bryan Bullard currently leads the Western Regional Sprint Car standings. A 50-lap feature is on tap at the 1/3-mile paved oval.

Hunsaker scored his second consecutive victory in the USAC Ford Focus Midget Car Series with his 20-lap win at Irwindale's 1/3-mile pavement Saturday. He passed J.J. Ercse on the fifth lap and led the rest of the way to beat Garrett Hansen, Bobby Owens, Steve Davis and Wayne McCormick. Hunsaker leads Phil Goodwine by 23 points going into a May 18 race at the Orange Show Speedway in San Bernardino, Calif.

Carmody caught pole starter Scott Speed on lap 13 and led the rest of the 60-lap distance around Irwindale's 1/2-mile paved oval. Victor Hugo Queiroz of Brazil finished second ahead of Speed, Jason Bowles and John Knudsen. Speed, last year's Formula Russell Champion, won the pole for the 60-lap race.

The Russell Pro Triple Crown Series resumes on May 19 with a race at Sears Point Raceway in Sonoma, Calif.

USAC FORD FOCUS MIDGET CAR SERIES STANDINGS
1. Todd Hunsaker 311
2. Phil Goodwine 288
3. Wayne McCormick 250
4. J.J. Ercse 206
5. Bobby Owens 201
6. Timothy Barber 176
7. Steve Davis 166
8. Garrett Hansen 159
9. Josh Lakatos 117
10. Jon Wilcox 99

USAC WESTERN REGIONAL SPRINT CAR SERIES STANDINGS
1. Bryan Bullard 68
2. Jeff Gardner 63
3. Shauna Hogg 61
4. Tony Hunt 58
5. Scott Hansen 53
6. Bobby McMahan 51
7. Anthony Simone 50
8. Mark Zieske 43
9. Chuck Maddox 41
10. Brian McClish 40

USAC WESTERN SPRINT CAR SERIES STANDINGS
1. Rick Hendrix 67
2. Mike Aaby, Jr. 66
3. Scott Hansen 60
4. Tim Barber 54
5. Tony Hunt 53
6. Kevin Kierce 52
7. Chad Nichols 48
8. Brian McClish 44
9. Bryan Bullard 42
10. Todd Ellison 39

USAC RUSSELL PRO TRIPLE CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS
1. Chris Carmody 25
2. Victor Hugo Queiroz 21
3. Scott Speed 20
4. Jason Bowles 17
5. John Knudsen 15
6. John Mefford 14
7. Taylor Fletcher 13
8. Bruce Feldman 12
9. Robert Hagerty 11
10. Chris Nelson 10

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